Abstract: Systems and methods for contacting a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that include a crude product are described. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. The one or more catalysts may include one or more vanadium catalysts. Methods and compositions of the one or more vanadium catalysts are described. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. In some embodiments, hydrogen is generated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2004
Date of Patent:
June 15, 2010
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company
Inventors:
Opinder Kishan Bhan, Scott Lee Wellington
Abstract: Methods and systems for contacting a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that include a crude product are described. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. The produced crude product may include sulfur, residue, Micro-Carbon Residue, C5 asphaltenes, or mixtures thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2004
Date of Patent:
January 19, 2010
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company
Inventors:
Opinder Kishan Bhan, Scott Lee Wellington
Abstract: There is provided a lubricant composition which includes: a first particle having a spherical shape having a diameter of 1 to 300 nm, having a Moose Hardness of 5 or more, at an amount of 0.01 to 40 weight %; and a second particle, having a diameter of 500 nm to 50 ?m, having a brinel hardness of 17HB or less, at an amount of 0.01 to 40 weight %. The lubricant composition can form a bearing structure when the lubricant composition is subjected to an extreme pressure. The second particles are deformed into a retainer for the first particle.